Robin Paulsson

Robin Paulsson

Paulsson with wife Live Lausund at the 2013 Swedish Athletes Gala
Born (1983-12-28) 28 December 1983
Åkarp, Sweden
Occupation Television presenter, comedian
Years active 2001–present

Robin Paulsson (born 28 December 1983) is a Swedish stand-up comedian, screenwriter and television presenter.[1]

Career

Paulsson made his debut as a stand-up comedian in 2001 and as a television presenter in 2006 with his own talk show Robins on Swedish television SVT.[2] He became known for his imitations of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.[3] He has also participated in Stockholm Live and in the radio shows Deluxe and Hej Domstol.[4]

In 2003 he received the award Roligast i Skåne (en:Funniest in Skåne (at Sveriges Radio's P3 Humorfestival and in 2004 he became "Årets Nykomling" (Newcomer of the Year) at the Svenska Stand-up-galan.[5] Paulsson has written the script for the SVT comedy series Kvarteret Skatan and Extra allt. He has participated in TV4's comedy series Parlamentet. Paulsson has written for the comedy show Time Out on TV3 and participated in the show on one occasion.[6] He has participated in the TV3 comedy show Extra Extra, which is hosted by Måns Möller. During 2007 he participated in the TV4 comedy show Tack gode gud (Thank you god).[7]

Paulsson presented the Svenska idrottsgalan 2011 (Swedish Athletes Gala) on 17 January 2011, and the Svenska idrottsgalan 2012 on 16 January 2012.[8]

On 29 September 2014, Paulsson and Sanna Nielsen were announced as the hosts of Melodifestivalen 2015,[9][10] the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 to be held in Austria.[11]

Personal life

Robin Paulsson is married to Live Lausund from Norway and the couple is expecting their first child in late 2014.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Paulsson och Nielsen leder Melodifestivalen". Expressen. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Robins - SVT". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sjöberg sågar Robins fejk-intervju". Expressen. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Robin Paulsson". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "24 Nöje - Robin Paulsson - roligast i Skåne 2003". Öppet arkiv. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Robin Paulsson - Lund Comedy Festival". Lund Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tack Gode Gud - Robin Paulsson, galen barnprogramledare". TV4 Play. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Robin Paulsson". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mello-programledarna är klara - Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Paulsson och Nielsen leder Melodifestivalen". Expressen. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Låtarna till Melodifestivalen 2015 är på plats". svt.se. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Robin Paulsson ska bli pappa". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Robin: "Jag har hållit mig kvar i Malmö"". Expressen. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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